Massive Strike on Kyiv Region: Air Force Reports Destruction of More Than 180 Enemy Aerial Targets
Overnight into today, August 20, the Russian occupation army attacked Kyiv region with missiles that approach targets along a ballistic trajectory — Onyx, Zircon, and Iskander-M, and S-400, launched from Kursk, Rostov, and Bryansk regions of Russia; 36 cruise/air-launched missiles of the Kh-101/Iskander-K/Kh-59 type from the airspace of Vologda, Kursk, and Belgorod regions of Russia; 8 Kalibr…
On August 20, the Russian occupation army initiated a massive strike on the Kyiv region with a variety of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). According to the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the attack involved more than 180 enemy aerial targets. The Russian forces launched 36 cruise/air-launched missiles from the airspace of Vologda, Kursk, and Belgorod regions; 8 Kalibr cruise missiles from Novorossiysk; two Banderol loitering munitions; and nearly half of the 168 Shahed-type UAVs from Kursk, Millerovo, Oryol, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, temporarily occupied Donetsk region, and Hvardiiske (temporarily occupied Crimea).
The primary target of the strike was the Kyiv region. By 09:30, Ukraine's air defenses managed to destroy or suppress 31 Kh-101/Iskander-K/Kh-59 cruise missiles, eight Kalibr cruise missiles, two Banderol loitering munitions, and 145 enemy Shahed, Gerbera, and other type UAVs. The air defenses repelled the attack through the combined efforts of aviation, air defense missile troops, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine's Defense Forces. The attack targeted 28 locations, with debris falling at two additional locations.
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